The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-03
the STATE CAPITAL.
Prospects of Very Lively Session
This Winter.
Great Stirring Around in oxford
County for Councillor.
Some Railway Schemes That Will
Make Bangor People Dance
to Augusta.
rSnecial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Jan. las the time for the
assembling of the Legislature draws near, ii
becomes palmer that the coming session is
to be very lively one. Unless there are
some changes this winter will witness
another ''Megantic fight" 1t seems that the
International Railroad now that it has the
right to bridge Moosehcad Lake, does not
want to do do so, but wants to go down
around the foot of the lake, just the way
the Bangor and Piscataquis people wanted
it to go last winter. But by the route the
International managers want to take by the
foot of the lake, it will be necessary to
build for about five miles parallel to the
Bangor and Piscataquis track, and it is said
that the latter road will fight the proposition
tooth and nail.
Another railroad scheme which will proba-
bly, come before the Legislature for sanction
is one that friends of the Bangor and
Katahdin Iron Works Railway have in
mind. This railroad now runs from the
Bangor and Piscataqnis at Milo to Katah-
din Iron Works. The International will
probably cross it a little this side of the
Works. This, under present conditions,
would give to the Bangor and Piscataquis
the traffic from the International road that
might come from the Iron Works way in
stead of from the lake. But the friends of
road propose to get charter to continue
their road down through Charleston and
Corlnth to the valley of the Kenduskeag
stream, and thence to Bangor This would
give from Bangor to the International Rail-
way much shorter line than that of the
Bangor and Piscataquis, so it is probable
that the Inter" will not be got without a
lively contest on the part Of the friends of
the latter road.
Another route to the International consid-
erably talked OF at present is from Pittsfield
to Hartland over the road just completed,
thence through Harmony TO Athens, thence
by the charter OF the Athens road which the
last Legislature continued, to the Monson
Hallway. and from Monson to the foot of
the lake and junction with the Interna-
tlonal. But as the charters for this route
are already obtained, there is not likely to
be any fight in the Legislature over it.
The contest for the Secretaryship of the
Senate is waxing warmer, as Mr.. Minot of
Belgrade has made some unexpected combi-
nations; but when it comes to the caucus
General Tilden will probably be the man.
For the vacancy to be left by Mr.. Goodall
on the Governors Council Oxford will send
man. There are three candidates, and each
OF them is said to be stirring around Oxford
county with great energy. They are Tobias
u. Eastman of Fryeburg, Eben Z. Rand of
Locke's Mills, and Judge E. w. Woodbury.
Of Bethel. There is considerable doubt over
the contest yet, but well-informed friends
OF Mr.. Rand say that he will be the choi ce
of the county. They propose to settle the
contest in the delegation, and not call ON the
Legislature to make the selection for them
as did the Piscataquis delegation when they
were beset by candidates more numerous
than themselves.